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The Portland daily press., 1887-10-20

Card.
II beg to inform my old friends and patrons that
may now be found with Allen & Company
clothers and furnishers, 204 Middle street. corner
Of Plum. GEORGE M GOOID -
Formerly with f. r. Harrington. octl 9sntf
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Driven Into Bankruptcy.

DUBLIN, Oct. 19.-At the town fair today
thousands Of head of cattle and sheep were
offered for sale at ruinous figures, and des-
pite the exceedingly low prices there were
no purchasers. Large graziers declare that
tnsy ty cannot continue the business and must
take advantage of the bankruDt law
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Killed by a Bear.
The congregationaIists.

BRUNSWICK, Oct 19.-There was a good
attendance at the meeting of the second day
of the Cumberland North Conference. The
prayer meeting at pm, was led by Deacon
Soule of Yarmouth. Devotional services
were held at 8 o'clock. At the business
meeting, Rev. Lauriston Reynolds of Var
mouth and Hon. Nelson Dingley. Jr., were
elected delegates to the annual conven-
tion of the American Missionary Association
at Portland. Rev. G. NJ. Howe of Lewiston.
was elected on the committee on feeble
churches in place of Rev. j. Dinsmore of
Harpswell, resigned. On the discussion on
the Scripture, the first division, Fidelity to
its Meaning" was treated by Rev. VIM. P.
Fisher of Brunswick. The second division.
Appropriateness in its uses" was discussed
by Rev. Arthur Shirley of New Gloucester.
followed by general discussion.
At the afternoon session, Rev. Lauriston
Reynolds of Yarmouth was nominated for
the next conference preacher, but place of
meeting or committee on arrangements was
not appointed. The communionJsermon was
preached by Rev. Charles W. Loughren of
Freeport, assisted in the devotional exercis-
es by Rev. c. A. White of Mechanic Falls.
The text was Matthew, 5:S. After the ad
ministration of the Lords Supper, the con-
ference adjourned.
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Business Embarrassments.

PITTsBURG. Sept. 7-Executions aggregating
100000 were issued to-day against McFall, Hell
Eel q Co., extensive lumbe dealers of this city
Assets not known.
NEW HAVEN, Conn, Sept. THE New
Haven Wire Company, which is involved in the
E. S. Wheeler e. Co. failure, to-day placed
in the hands of a receiver the motion of its
officers The mills closed.
Providence, r. L., Sept. Robert Barton.
manufacturing jeweler, has called meeting of
his creditors. His liabilities are estimated at
500, 900, OF which about half is secured. An
effort will be made to secure extension.
CHICAGO, Sept Nellie A. Cross & Co.,
piano dealers, have failed. At l o'clock the
sheriff levied on the stock and assumed posses
sion. The levy was made under three confess
sions of judgment aggregating $4,000. Among
the judgments are Chickering & Sons, s22 0O0
Providence, R. l., Sept. An attachment
for $500, 900 was yesterday placed upon the mills
and property of the Woonsocket Rubber Com
pany by Thomas John Shipman Green, Of New
York. The attachment is the last of three that
have been issued within twenty days by the
came person. and the company's property in
New York, Boston and this State is now under
care of the sheriff
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Obituary.

LAFAYETTE, Ind, Sept. 7.-Beniamin F.
Bruff a leading citizen, died tonight aged
ffty-fve He was prominent in Odd Fellow
ship in the Order of Red Men, was a member of
the Expressman's Mutual Benefit Association.
and for twenty five years has been resident
agent Of the United States Express Company.
CHARLESTON, S. c., Sept Tx Gov William
Aiken died TOT day at his country place at Flat
Rock, N. c.. aged eighty-one. He was Governor
of South Carolina in 1874 and congressman
from 1851 to 1857 He was the largest slave
holder in the State before the war, and was a
successful rice planter. He consistently opposed
notification and secession, and took part in
politics after leaving Congress.
LcGANsPoRT Ind, Sept Col Newton G.
Scott died in this city at late hour last evening
at the age of sixty five years. He was born at
Richmond, and came to this city in 1929 one
year after the town laid out. His father
James b. Scott, of Delphi, published the Miami
and Pottawattamie Times, the first paner estab-
lished north of the Wabash river. In 1876 he
enlisted in the famous Mounted Rifle regiment
and particip ated in all the battles of Gen. Win
field SCOTS remarkable campaign from Vera
Cruz to the City of Mexico. At the battle of
Cerro Gordo be saved the life of Lieut.. Spier S.
Upton by carrying him from the field. Colonel
Scott was among the first to enter the City of
Mexico. When the Forty-sixth Indiana was or
ganized he was commissioned as its lieut. enant-
colonel. He had military ability of a high or
der, and could easily handle large bodies of men
in military movements.
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Household Hints.

To make peach pie peel the fruit cut in halves
and lay as closely possible over the crust in
deep pie-plate with the open part upward.
Sprinkle with sugar to taste Then beat welI
together large teacupful of milk, two table,
spoonfuls of sugar. one egg. little vanilla and
a pinch OF salt, and pour this oyer the peaches
and bake without any upper crust. Eat when
quite we'll when fresh ones are out of season.
The following is said to be good, sweet Gu
cumber pickle. Take some full grown cucumberS
scoop out the seeds, cut them into any fancifui
pieces, cover with good vinegar and let them
stand twenty-four hours. Then pour off the
vinegar, and to every three pints of this put
half pound OF sugar, quarter ounce OF stick
cinnamon, one dram of cloves, a half dram Il
grated nutmeg and one ounce of whole ginger.
Boil the pickle ten minutes. Lay in the cucum-
bers. give them one boil-up, and take them out
before they soften in the least Lay them in
week two boil the vinegar over again, and
pour it when cold over the cucumbers.
A delicate and nutritious pudding for the little
ones is simply made. yet needs in prepare.
ton. Cut up crumble pieces of cake or bread.
Over six ounces of these pour pint of boiling
milk; it and let it stand until cold; then in
fruit season. after beating it till cold add with
two ounces of sugar more at discretion
peaches pared and cut up, apples berries. q
tablespoonful of grated nutmeg. two beaten eggs.
Bake it half an hour in buttered dish. TURF
it out strew sugar over it. and serve with plain
butter cream favored sauce. Melted buttef
tablespoonful of cream, CRATE in half large
nutmeg adding the the yellow grated rnd of q
lemon; sweeten with grated white sugar and
serve
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lance, but she seems to have dropped into the
groove of everyday life easily and comfortably.
Her husbands father is very old man, and
his happiness seems to be in looking after the
welfare Of this American girl and her little fam
lily of children. Beside the beautiful country
home of which have written he bought her q
mouse in London, where she lives wheneves
Inclination dictates In the early part of the
winter she usually goes there, but leaves the
city before the fashionable season begins Hen
tastes 90 not seem to run in that direction. She
iVes In the city in the winter merely for COM
.ort' ana takes little part those festivi
Ties SO well known in London after the
begins. Seeing her at her own home in this old
country brings up flood of reflections in relation
70 hsr past and the prospects of the present and
the future. Before this letter can be read by
your readers she will be with her family at Long
Branch. Her reflections when there will be
very Interesting. She has witnessed mighty
changes since those days when she was the
courfed aughter of the President of a great
nation. Long Branch then was the summer
capital, where brilliant men and women went for
the best social life and her family was the centre
OF It ail. She will find all this greatly
changed.
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Losses by Fire.

BosToN, Sept THE Maverick oil-works, at
East Boston, were burned this morning and five
men lost their lives in the fire.
SOMERSET, KY, Sept. THE macintosh hops
of the Barren Fork Coal Company burned to-
day. The loss will exceed 100000.
NAPANEE, Ont, Sept. IA fire started in q
residence in Newburg Ont, yesterday morn
ing and spread to the business portion of the
village. which was soon entirely destroyed.
The less will reach quarter of a million dol
lars insurance not known. MIR. j. Wells was
probably fatally burned.
PATTERSON N j.. Sept Fire started this
morning in Joseph Jackson's ik-mill, a part Of
the Grant locomotive works building. and soon
communicated TO every part of the building. or
the Grant works nothing remains but the erect
ing-shop, the foundry and par: of the new
machine-shop. The loss is estimated at $50 600,
and six hundred hands thrown out of en-
ployment.
CINcINNATI. Sept About midnight fire
started in the stables Of VIM. Hebron, and
spread with such rapdty that the establish
ment was entirely destroyed, together with a
mineralwater factory and a small dwelling
adjoining. A shocking feature was the
rescue of two stable men burned so that one of
them, Peter Hayes, cannot recover and the
other, Edward Rukstuhl. so badly injured that
he will be laid up for weeks 1t was impossible
to get the horses and mules out, and thirty-eight
horses and twelve mules burned. The
loss will aggregate 800, 900 to $25, 900.
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James A. Ashley also spcke.
Big Gas Well at Lawrencebue.

Correspondence OF the Indian apos Journal
LAwRENCEBURG, Ind, Sept. Probably the
most important event in the history of this
place is the discovery of naturaI-gas at a depth
of about 275 feet This was entirely unexpect-
ed, for the prediction had been freely made by
the amateur gas philosophers of the town that
nothing but surface gas could possibly be found
at a less depth than 500 feet. The we'll was
lighted at about IL o'clock Saturday night and
through a four-inch pipe it burned not less than
twenty-five feet high, with such a pressure that
the roar of escaping gas could be heard through
out the entire town. It is said by those who
have visited the gas towns of the country, to
equal the best we'll at Kokomo, and to furnish
more gas than the combined wells of Green's
burg The pressure of this well is said to be
not less than what is known we'll No 2, of
Findlay. 1t is unquestionably the best we'll in
southern Indiana, and is not approx
mated by anything in Ohio outside OF the recog-
nized gas fields of that State. 1t has burned
steadily without any decrease since it was first
lighted. The odor emitted by the gas is not at
all offensive, indeed there is more of that strong
Trenton limestone only penetrated about
six inches when the drilling ceased. The flow
of gas from this we'll is sufficient for the entire
domestic purposes of the town. This being the
only we'll of any consequence from the head of
the Ohio to the mouth of the Mississippi along
these rivers, it will. if permanent together with
others that will at be sunk. give Law
renceburg an impetus on the road to success
that will be unexampled.
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TELEGRAPHIC BREYITIES.

The Sharp case has been adjourned until
Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock, Sept. b.
Gantz Meyer was shot and killed yesterday
at Hilton, Pa, by George Neff, who suspected
him of intimacy with his wife.
Papers were placed in the hands OF the sheriff
at Milwaukee. yesterday. in suit for a large
amount begun by the Third National Bank of
New York against John +. Burton, the Gogebc
iron king. The exact amount involved is not
known, as the papers could not be served. Mr..
Burton is in New York city.
By collision between two passenger trains
on the Wisconsin, Central road at Scheising GER
vile. yesterday, the engine and two coaches
were badly wrecked and infant child of Mrs.
johnson Post of Granville. seriously injured
about the forehead. The north bound train was
being run on siding. when a south bound train
on the main track struck the last two coaches.
1t took five hours to clear away the wreck.
The case of j. W. Osborne, a young man
charged with forgery, was called before Justice
Lyon in the Armory police court, Chicago, yes
terday. and by agreement with the Eastern au-
thorities a non suit taken and he was re-
arrested on State warrant charging him with
being fugitive from Justice Osborne was sent
to Jail in default of 50 900 bonds and will be held
until the arrival of officers and equisition papers
from Boston, where he is wanted for the forgery
of check on the Charles River National Bank
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An Ex-Prison Warden Under Fra

MINNEAPoLIs, Sept. Tho sessions of the
committee of investigation appointed by Gov
ernor McGill to look into the conduct of ex-
Warden Reed, who in charge of the State
prison for ten years, were resumed at Saltwater
today. The investigation set on foot by
H. q. Stordeck. the warden. The charges
against Reed applying prison stores to his
own use, a2propriatng money belonging to
prisoners and improper conduct with female
convicts. The testimony taken has been mainly
that of convicts, and if be believed is strongly
against the ex-warden. Hunsler, colored
prisoner, asserts that he caught Reed in
n compromising situation with Mary Washer.
Testimony was also taken show that Reed
had made commissions freedom suits fur
nished to discharged prisoners. Warden Stor-
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Chicago Switchmen.

CHICAGO. Sept. mo definite action has been
taken in the rumored strike of the switchmen
in Packingtown. To-day committee of TWEEN
ty-four switchmen, ono from each road in the
city, called at the Chicago. Burlington & Quincy
railroad Offices and demanded the reinstatement
of the six men discharged for refusing
to handle Lake Shore cars. They also
were demand that the Lake Shore employ
none but union men, 1t reported that if
the railroads refused general strike was TO be
ordered at 7 o'clock this evening. This was not
done, however, and work went as usual.
meeting is now in progress at Twelfth-street
! Turner Hail. where the committee reported the
result of their efforts. 1t is rumored that the
Burlington agreed to employ six union men in
place of those discharged but would not rein
state the latter.
At the meeting tonight it was decided to re-
iect the proposition made by the Burlington
road. The switchmen will present their ult-
matum tomorrow, and, in event Of its rejection.
a general strike OF switchmen in this city will
probably ensue.
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ILLINOIS.
A New York Woman Appears at Blooming.
ton in Search of a Runaway Husband.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

A New York Woman Appears at Blooming
ton in Search of Runaway Husband.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
BLOOMINGTON, Sept. Mrs. DR.. Jerome
Fncham, very handsome, welldressed and
stylish lady arrived to-day from New York city
in quest of her runaway husband. Some months
ago she was prosperous business woman of
New York, being engaged in the furniture trade
and having neat fortune outside Of her busi-
She, by chance. met Dr. Fincham, and he
having heard Of her wealth, laid siege to her
heart, and they were soon married and took
transcontinental bridal tour. A few months
later Fincham suddenly called away from
the city, and has not since been seen or heard
of. When he departed Mrs. Finchams hand
some fortune left also The New York police
have identified Fincham confidence operator
and general swIndler Mrs. Fincham came with
a letter from Inspector Byrnes, of the New York
police. introducing her to the sheriff. The in.
spector of the opinion that one of the two
men-Martin and Watson-in Jail here for a
confidence game might be her husband. She
saw all the prisoners, but failed TO find the miss
ing husband. She was overcome with vexatiou
She has already made trip to San Francisco in
search of the truant.
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Minor Notes.

The tile mills works of Ermantrot & Co.. at
Tuesday morning. Loss about 81, 500; no insur-
While the three-year-o child OF Fletcher
Pettinger. Of Muncie, was playing in the yard
it was butted and killed by The ram
maneled the child terribly, breaking nearly
every bone in its little body.
Gen. Lew Wallace is in demand. One day last
week he received letter urging him to become
a candidate for President; another letter from a
Democrat wanting him to secure the nomination
for Governor; request to stump Ohio in the in
te-est of Foraker. and an invitation from dis
tant church to come and preach there at sal
airy of 81. 500 per year. The General is positive
that he will not accept the latter
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Farm Help.

The good farmers work ia from early morning
until the chores are done at night, let it be ten
or fourteen hours. He who confines his farm
work to factory hours will make failure OF
farming as business. The kind of help needed
the farm is the man OF intelligence who does
what he is told without complaint wasting
time in advancing his own opinions man who
has sufficient knowledge of his business to DO
piece of work il should be- and when
1t is accomplished set himself about
other job if the owner is away at the
time; a man who has some knowledge of good
manners washes his face and hands. combs his
air and cleans his finger nails; a man who reads
and profits by what he reads: man who
speak politely to lady when spoken to and vet
not presume to intrude himself upon her notice
when not wanted. In fact, want the man
who has the ordinary intelligence of mankind, is
sensible enough to cultivate his good qualities
control his temper, and determine to be some-
thing better than ordinary farm hand. To
such men there thousands of homes open
whore they will not only receive good pay, but
be treated as member of the family; be hon.
ored, respected by the family and make them
lifelong friends
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A Simple Cure for Rheumatism.

A correspondent of the English Mechanic SAYS
Ny wife has suffered asionally with acute
rheumatism in her feet, with painful swellings
completely taking her off her feet for many
DAYS at time.
The following remedy recommended re-
Gently and tried, and took away the agonizing
pain in less than fifteen minutes. and she can
walk very fairly, and in couple of DAYS
she will be able to button her boots and walk
without a stick or crutch:
One quart of milk. quite hot into which stir
one ounce of alum; this makes curds and whey.
Battle the part affected with the whey until too
cold. In the meantime keep the curds hot, and,
after bathing, put them a poultIce W rap in
flannel and-go to sleep lyou CAM. Three ap-
plications should be a perfect cure. even in ag
gravated cases
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INDIANA ANDILLINOIS NEWS
A Harrison County Man Asks that He
Be Protected Against the White Caps.
Seriously Injured in Runaway Accident
A New York Woman Vigorously Searching
for Her Husband-Notes and Gleanings.
INDIANA.
john HiIdebraDd Asks that He Be Protected
Against the Regulators.

CoRYDoN. Sept. THE Corydon Democrat
has received q letter from John Hildebrand who
lives near Frenchtown, this county, appealing
to the officers of the law to protect him from
the regulators" or 'Knights of the Switch
He is an old gray haired cripple, and fills the
Office of justice of the peace. He says that
small band of masked men enticed him from
his bed on the night Of the 23d of August and
subjected him to the most outrageous treatment,
giving as reason for their conduct that he had
gwen justice In his court, and also charging him
with abuse of his family. Owing to the fact that
being whipped by the Regulators" is no honor
to a man. Hildebrand did not make known the
treatment he had received at their hands, and
they have consequently written him letter
notifying him that unless he acknowledged it he
would again be called upon. Hence his card to
the paper aud his appeal for protection.
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Reticent Coal-Miners.

WILKEsBARRE. Pa, Sept. Nothing definite
can be learned as to the course the miners in
this vicinity will pursue on account of the re-
fusal of the greater number of coal operators to
recognize their demand for an advance OF wages
The men are very reticent. and very little re-
they propose doing. The leaders will not be
interviewed under any circumstances. The
sentiment among business men is that the op-
orators in the lower end of Luzerne will make
concessions to the men. if they do not give all
that is demanded. and thereby prevent what, at
this stage, threatens to be strike of so 900
mine-wOrkers.
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great fields OF northwestern Ohio and Indiana
will last much longer than the Pittsburg field.
because the swells OF the Trenton limestone.
which act as reservoirs for the gas. cover hun
dreds of square miles, while in Pennsylvania
they are of much less extent The parison
being the same as between isolated mount
ain and a vast mountain plateau. Prof Orion
expressed the opinion that the cities that have
once used this fuel will never go back to coal,
but that plans will be perfected for making fuel
gas from coal very cheaply. SO that it will be
more economical to use than the coal, the use
of which he mathematical as very wasteful
uncleanly and unhealthy.
Gen. James A. Ashley also spoke
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Montgomery County Fair.

Special to the Indianapolis journal
CRAwFoRDsvILLE, Sept. This is tie second
day of the Montgomery county fair The attend
ance has been good and will increase each day.
All tie departments are full and the display is
very good. The livestock departments are up
to the usual standard, and receive their share Of
the public gaze. This year the grounds are
lighted at night by electric lights. and this, with
the fine system of waterworks, adds to the gen
eral attractiveness The races this year will be
very good. judging from the entries In the
first days races the three-minute trot won
by 10. H.. in three heats; time 2:54k. 2:4S4,
2:554 The running race was won by Tahoda.
in :533 and 81
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Suicide by Morphine.

EpeciaJ to the Indianapolis journal.
SEYMOUR, Sept flames S. Walker died at
his residence here. this morning, from an overdose
of morphine, probably taken with suicidal in
tent. Walker came here in the spring from In
dianapolis and has been engaged in the real es-
tate business. He is of Robert Walker, of
Scott county, and brother to Hon. w. T.
Walker. formerly editor of the Pythian Journal
About midnight he called to the lady occupying
part of the house, and informed her that he had
taken a dose of morphine, and. he feared too
much. Later physician called, who pro-
nounced his case hopeless The coroner rem
dered verdict of suicide. A short note was
found on his person bidding his wife and daugh-
ter good bye.